おいぼれ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
老い耄れ老いぼれ老ぼれ老耄れ老耄

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 老(お)い耄(ぼ)れる (oiboreru, “to become senile”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おいぼれ [òíbóré] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [o̞ibo̞ɾe̞]

Noun

おいぼれ • (oibore)

(derogatory or humble) becoming senile, or someone who is senile and confused; dotage; dodderer; dotard

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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